| Gene Symbol | MYO7A |
| Full Name | Myosin VIIa |
| Chromosome | 11q13.5 |
| Function | It moves towards the plus (barbed) end of actin, which allows it to transport cargo from the cell body towards the periphery in epithelial cells and neurons 4. |
| Primary Expression | stereocilia of hair cells where it participates in the transport of proteins essential for stereocilia structure and function [6](https://pubmed |
| Molecular Weight | 221 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 215 aa |
| Exons | 49 |
| Pathways | Autophagy, Invasion, Mitochondrial Function, Mitophagy, Toll-Like Receptor |
| UniProt ID | [P12883](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P12883) |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000135624 |
| OMIM | 120650 |
| GeneCards | MYO7A |
| Human Protein Atlas | MYO7A |
| N-terminal motor domain | Contains the ATPase activity and actin-binding sites responsible for force generation |
| Associated Diseases | Cancer, Lung Cancer, Tumor, USH1B |
| Interactions | ADRA2B, AND, ASTROCYTE, ATF3, AUTOPHAGY, BECN1 |
| KG Connections | 135 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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